Inspirational Keynote Speaker in London
Looking for a top motivational and inspirational keynote speaker for your next event in London, Manchester, Birmingham, or Edinburgh? Nick Jankel, originally a Cambridge-educated scientist, is a virtuoso international keynote speaker and a world authority on embracing and unleashing change, innovation, and transformation who speaks across the United Kingdom.
Recently selected as a top 10 US speaker by MSN, Nick is booked by discerning corporations, institutions, conferences, associations, and nations—think Google, LEGO, Pfizer, UAE, Unilever, HP, No.10 Downing Street—who want exquisitely customized keynotes that inspire hearts, ignite minds, and invite change.
top keynote speaker in London with RAVE REVIEWS
Nick had a pronounced and profound impact.
Exceptional!
President
Kellogg’s North America
Nick was the highlight of the 2-day conference and made it worth going to. Thought-provoking, insightful, and very enjoyable.
Director
Rothschild & Co
My team couldn't speak more highly of the impact Nick made on them. His ideas have now become common language, with leaders challenging one another with them. This is in addition to the non-stop feedback I received after the event, which has been outstanding.
Nick Jankel is a true inspiration and motivational presence!
Executive Vice-President
Biogen
A remarkable keynote speech at our 2025 Chairman’s Dinner. Nick's insights on change—its complexity, its necessity, and its immense potential—resonated deeply. Many of the guests shared how inspired they felt, particularly in his ability to connect strategic transformation with human leadership in such a compelling and energising way and with intelligence, humour, and vision.
CEO & Head of the Management Board
ABBL - The Luxembourg Bankers' Association
Very impressed! I'm taking his ideas into my organization to move the transformation forward. I highly recommend Nick as a speaker.
Senior Vice-President
HP
Nick's keynote speech at our global leadership summit was inspirational. Makes you think in a different way and adapt your leadership style.
Global Chief Privacy Officer
Arcadis
Bring Inspiration, Excitement & GREAT MemorIES to Your London Event
Transform your London event by booking Nick Jankel—a homegrown global thought leader—for a keynote that inspires, energises, and resonates with Britain’s vibrant business landscape.
Nick Jankel is a proud Londoner who began his career in the UK and has since become one of the country’s most sought-after keynote speakers. With deep roots in Britain and a global perspective shaped by decades of international work, Nick delivers powerful keynotes that connect with UK audiences across industries and sectors.
He has led innovation programmes, transformational leadership journeys, and delivered keynote speeches in every corner of the UK—from the Tate Modern and The Shard in London to the NEC in Birmingham, from Edinburgh’s Assembly Rooms to the Eden Project in Cornwall. Nick understands the rich diversity of dialects, mindsets, and cultural nuances across the UK, allowing him to tailor each talk to engage and include audiences from all walks of British life—and beyond.
Recognised globally as a top 50 keynote speaker, Nick is frequently booked by high-profile event organisers across London and internationally. Whether it's a corporate summit, an industry forum, or a leadership retreat, organisers trust Nick to deliver keynotes that captivate hearts, dazzle minds, and drive meaningful change.
As a world-renowned authority on leadership, innovation, and transformation, Nick brings over 25 years of frontline experience advising Fortune 500 companies, governments, and nonprofits through disruption and complexity. Backed by a first-class medical degree from Cambridge University, his talks fuse the latest neuroscience, systems thinking, and deep storytelling to inspire leaders and teams to thrive in the face of change.
Nick's content is always tailored to the UK’s distinct business culture—where creativity meets pragmatism, tradition blends with reinvention, and global ambition fuels progress. From the City to Shoreditch, Westminster to White City, he understands what it takes to cut through the noise and deliver real value to discerning British audiences.
Whether you’re hosting a flagship conference at ExCeL London, Olympia, or the QEII Centre; organising a leadership retreat at Cliveden House, Soho Farmhouse, or Chewton Glen; or planning a corporate gathering at The Savoy, The Langham, or The Ned—Nick will deliver a keynote that leaves a lasting impression.
With his unique ability to ignite minds and inspire action, Nick ensures your attendees leave not only talking about the event—but ready to lead change in their work and lives.
A standing ovation! I am already sharing the insights with my leaders. Thank you!
CEO,
Unilever USA
An inspiring keynote for our senior leadership team. Nick inspired us to continue to work on ourself and lead the way. The value of the leadership tool was spot on! Thank you!
SVP
SAP
I left the keynote like I'd just been called to serve in the army. I left feeling motivated, inspired, provoked and challenged.
People Leader,
Regional Bank
Attending the conference for the first time, I was blown away by Nick’s transformative speech.
COO
Eye Associates of New Mexico
some of Nick's UNIQUE
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
100K+
SENIOR Leaders COACHED & DEVELOPED
150+
takeaway leadership & INNOVATION tools created
100+
FORTUNE 500 Innovation Programs LED
10+
Purpose-Driven Enterprises Founded & GROWN
5
THOUGHT LEADING, neuroscience-driven BOOKS WRITTEN
4
modules of advanced leadership curriculum BUILT
3
presidents & prime ministers advised
2
top degrees in medical science & Philosophy of science (summa cum laude, Cambridge)
1
original science-backed theory of change: bio-TRANSFORMATION®
AN Unprecedented ROI:
4 reasons to book Nick as a KEYNOTE SPEAKER in London
Electrifying, Energizing & HYPER-ENGAGING "WOW" Keynotes
Nick is a virtuoso speaker who harnesses the science, art, and craft of storytelling to open up portals of possibility for your audience. His emotional courage, passion for his work, and conviction in his science-backed, ground-in-gritty-reality ideas will invite attendees of all persuasions to enter possibility spaces with him and experience their work and the world anew. His style can engage even the most tired and cynical"seen-it-all-before" attendees and spark fires of resolve in their bellies. His keynotes ignite meaningful conversations and memorable connections between attendees that can last well beyond the keynote.
ORIGINAL Science-BACKED IDEAS, ACTIONABLE Ah-HA! INSIGHTS & Real-world EXAMPLES
Each keynote Nick gives blends evidence-based and neuroscience-powered thought leadership, bold yet useful ideas, and hard-won experience drawn from 30 years of work on the frontlines of disruption, supporting 100+ Fortune 500 corporations, major institutions, and start-ups crack innovation, transformation, change management, and exceptional leadership. Nick is particularly good at getting smart people (e.g., execs, engineers, scientists, professionals, technologists, etc.) to engage in a keynote fully and always holds the intention to ignite multiple Ah-Ha! moments for each attendee.
Exquisitely Customized KEYNOTES to fit your brief & ELEVATE YOUR EVENT
Every keynote Nick designs and delivers is crafted to fit your specific event goals and context, speak to your business needs and strategy, and connect with your unique audience type and culture. The resulting tailored keynote content and delivery style is intended to amplify and accelerate your specific event ambitions, drive the biggest impact possible for you and for your attendees, and deliver beyond expectations for the work a keynote can do.
TAKEAWAY TOOLS & PRACTICAL HACKS THAT TURN INSPIRATION INTO ACTION
Nick often includes and shares in his keynotes powerful tools and short yet effective mindset practices (from his world-class leadership and innovation firm) that attendees can put to work in the hours, weeks, and years after your event. His tools and practices can turn inspiration into action out in the world and are designed to ignite meaningful change. Attendees will be given a way to access his materials, which they can use to switch on their teams and colleagues to some of Nick's ideas, cascading the impact across their organizations.
NICK'S POPULAR KEYNOTE TOPICS in London
(Always Customized To Your Event)
It was great to hear Nick layout the transformational shift happening across industries. Most importantly, he highlighted nuggets on what leaders should be thinking about in times of uncertainty to overcome challenges.
Senior Director,
National Vision
Nick was the highlight of the 2-day conference. He made it worth going to. Thought-provoking, insightful, and very enjoyable.
SVP
Investment Bank
A WONDERFUL job. People found the talk so inspiring. Nick was motivating, thoughtful, and so well delivered. THANK YOU!
Director,
McCormick & Co
Very inspiring and clear, full of valuable content not just a formula. Thank you.
VP,
AbbVie
ABOUT
NICK JANKEL
virtuoso motivational & inspirational keynote speaker
Expert futurist (future of work, business, healthcare etc)
world authority on MINDSET Mastery & Leading Change, Innovation & Transformation
Nick Jankel is a highly experienced, sought-after, and global top 50 mainstage, motivational, and inspirational keynote speaker and futurist at the very top of his game. He is booked by corporations, institutions, conferences, associations, and nations—think Kellogg's, LEGO, Pfizer, Google, HP, McCormicks, Roche, Smucker's—who seek an unprecedented ROI from surprisingly different—electrifying, empowering, and exquisitely customized—keynotes that captivate hearts, ignite minds, and inspire concrete change. He delivers keynotes in person in Atlanta.
A Cambridge-educated scientist (Triple 1st/summa cum laude), Nick has spent 30 years cracking the code of change. His science-backed yet hyper-practical ideas help people navigate uncertainty and complexity, lead in change and lead the change, unlock breakthrough innovation, and take the pain out of transformation. A seasoned expert futurist, he explores what is probable, possible, problematic, and preferable in the Future of Work, Leadership, Health, Education, and Business.
Nick is out to share the mindsets, habits, and daily practices needed to lead brilliantly through change/uncertainty/ complexity, unlock creative breakthroughs in business models and teamwork, and blast through the barriers that predictably block innovation and transformation. His thought-leading ideas are routinely called "game-changing," "powerful," and "profoundly practical."
Whether headlining at a conference or a top 50-500 leadership event, Nick seeks to touch the hearts and minds of all attendees and inspire them to rethink, reimagine, and rejuvenate so they rise to their challenges with more creativity, clarity, and courage than ever. He reliably delivers WOW-inspiring talks at the intersection of technology, futurology, transformation, change, and innovation.
